"Boom—"

The roar outside the house ruffled Charlotte's mind as chaotic as a ball of yarn.

Charlotte is not a blind person, but she thinks a lot of things during the time she can't fall asleep in bed.

Think about when you should get up to eat, when the rain will stop, and if you need anything to go to school tomorrow.

After thinking about it for a long time, every time I get a result, I always lose my ability to think halfway by other ideas.

Yoyo sighed, and Charlotte patted her face to collect her emotions.

The weather is already terrible, and no matter how bad the mood is, it will make people feel deeply sad and unable to extricate themselves!

Charlotte doesn't like to be depressed, she doesn't like other people to fall into it, and she doesn't like everyone to be infected by her own loss.

With a sigh of relief, Charlotte was about to cover her face again with the quilt, when she was interrupted by a sharp knock on the door.

"Bang

"Please, please come in."

Charlotte subconsciously shouted, and then suddenly realized that it seemed a little rude for her to use her current appearance to see people.

But before she could get out of bed, the door was pushed open again.

The female officer staggered in and shouted tremblingly, "Your Highness, quick, run!"

”

"Run...... Don't worry, don't worry. ”

Charlotte, who didn't realize what was going on, hurriedly ran to the female officer, whispered to comfort her, and asked with confusion by the way.

"Run? What to run? ”

"Someone has broken into the palace."

The female officer gasped for breath and pushed Charlotte out the door, reluctantly explaining.

"That man, he defeated the guards, came looking for you."

"Let's go! Hurry up!

”

Charlotte still didn't understand a little, but her body still moved with the female officer, and she ran out quickly.

As soon as she went out, she understood what the so-called "defeat" meant.

Not far away, a young man with his back to the sun was holding a spear and confronting dozens of guards in front of him who were also holding guns.

The silence lasted only a second, and as the guards were about to take a step forward, the tail of the swept spear struck the temples of the first guards, and the visible dents indicated that they must have lost their breath.

The guards hiding behind, fear had already permeated every inch of their bodies, and they couldn't muster any courage to resist in the face of a young man possessed by a martial god.

But on the battlefield, escape is never allowed.

"Poof—"

The spears that came out of their hands pierced the chests of several guards, nailed to the richly decorated walls, blood dripping down the corners of the walls to the ground, and the young man strode over.

"You ......."

Charlotte's mouth was wide open, speechless.

There was no doubt that it was her tablemate, her teammate, the person she admired, Lynn.

But he's ....... What are you doing?

He took the guards, all of them........ Killed?

For a moment, Charlotte didn't know whether to be shocked or frightened first.

The shock is that the guards in the palace, in any corner of the kingdom, will be the elite of the elite, and her table mate is just a student.

No matter how majestic he is in the academy, he is just a student, how can he ....... With such an effortless gesture, knocking down all the guards?

Fear goes without saying.

Because, Lynn's behavior is not just a knockdown.

"You're ......."

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Come on!

That's the devil!

！ ”

Before Charlotte could finish speaking, the female officer pulled the trembling girl and ran towards the deepest part of the passage.

But Charlotte didn't move.

"Your Highness......."

"Sister Julie, calm down."

Charlotte softly reassured the officer, but her shaky voice didn't give much convincing to the words.

But even so, she was doing her best and said it seriously.

"Although, although the situation is a little strange now, but, but, there must be some reason for this........ I know him, I know he's not that kind of person, and he must have his reasons for doing this......."

"Your Highness!

”

The female officer's emotions were almost out of control, and she shouted in hatred: "The cause of the incident is not important at all, the important thing is that the devil is here to take your life!" ”

"You have to come with me!

”

"No, it's not......."

Charlotte took a deep breath, trying to ease her body, which was now shaking like a tree branch that had been knocked crooked by a rainstorm outside.

After a moment's pause, she slowly exhaled the turbid air.

"He's not going to ...... me Do something like that. "I know he's not going to be the 'good guy' that the public says he's going to be, but he's definitely not going to be a complete 'bad guy' either, and he's always doing things for good reason, and he has to do something about it." ”

"I don't know what the reason is, but for sure....... It's not about harming me. ”

Her voice was deep, but no one could pick out any loss in the muddy tone, but it was so soft that no external force could change its shape.

"You, you ......."

"You're really easy to find, easy to reach....... It was beyond my expectations. ”

The calm young voice took over the female officer's words.

Charlotte looked back, and Lynn was casually throwing aside the longsword she had snatched from someone she didn't know, and when she turned her head, she happened to meet her gaze.

Lynn looked at her and whispered, "I thought it would take a while to find your room in such a large palace, but what I didn't expect was that a road without any corners led directly to your room from the door. ”

Lynn sighed slightly.

With such a large palace, is the only thing that can impress her is the road from the room to the gate?

Really....... Difficult to evaluate.

Lynn was hard to evaluate, but Charlotte was ignorant.

"Are you ....... Say what? ”

"Nothing." Lynn smiled and simply beckoned to her, "Let's go." ”

"No!

”

The female officer dragged Charlotte to the death, and pleaded with tears in her eyes: "Your Highness, he killed the guards who protect you!" It was an executioner with blood on his hands! You can't go with him! ”

"You're going to die!"

Die.......

Charlotte froze.

Death was a word far away for her, but even though it had no specific concept, Charlotte's innate fear made Charlotte shrink her neck.

"Your Highness......."

"Bang-"

A dull thumping sound suddenly sounded, accompanied by words that were not fully spoken, and they all fell.

"Don't worry, for your sake, I didn't use too much strength."

Turning his head, Lynn looked at the girl's panicked eyes and sighed slightly.

"Your Highness, I think you should be aware of something wrong by now, right?"

Charlotte opened her mouth to say something, but in the end she didn't refute it, just nodded briefly.

"You....... And them, not the same. ”

"You're more ........ Strange, like ......." she struggled to think of the sentence to describe, "as soon as you appeared, they became rag dolls of not so good quality, and they felt very, very rough ......."

What a wonderful and lovely metaphor.

Lynn smiled and said, "Now that you notice it, it's easy." ”

Just as it is difficult for a person in a dream to realize that he is dreaming, it is also difficult for a person in a fantasy to realize that he is in a fantasy.

And once you notice it, you are not far from waking up from a dream.

"It's time to come to your senses, Your Highness."

"Sober ......."

Charlotte looked at Lynn blankly: "But...... What should I do? ”

"Well." Lynn spread her hands, "Forgive me for not being able to teach you. ”

"I can't tell you what's really true when everything is false, but ......."

He chuckled.

"I can help you find the answer hidden in your heart, and let you reach out and hold on to that 'truth' yourself." ”

"Real ......."

Charlotte still didn't understand, but Lynn didn't continue the conversation.

"Come with me first."

He greeted and walked the way he came.

Charlotte scratched her head, thought about it, and followed.

They walked slowly down the path, stepping over one fallen soldier after another.

They walked for a long time, but it seemed that they never came to an end.

"Strange, strange......."

Charlotte's eyes were slightly confused: "I remember, this road, it seems, is not so long?" ”

"Normally, no."

Staring at the almost endless darkness in front of him, Lynn said, "It's just that this world has made certain countermeasures in order to keep you here. ”

"Just like what the lady said to you just now, she is actually trying to arouse your sympathy and trust in herself, and wants you to follow her into this world again."

After a pause, Lynn smiled.

"If you go with her, I might have to make some effort to find you again."

"Again, look for me again?" Charlotte asked stupidly, "How many times have you looked for me?" ”

"It's not much, is it?" Lynn shrugged, "This is only the second time, but compared to the first, the second time is significantly more troublesome." ”

The first time she found Charlotte, Lynn actually took a long time to find her in the fog, and with a bit of possible luck.

Although there was no fog in the second time, the goal was clear, but there were more garrison forces in it.

Even though these people are not strong because of Charlotte's own connections, their number is almost endless.

That is, there is no concept of "physical strength" in the illusion, otherwise, Lynn will have to crawl to meet her.

As for the third time, Lynn didn't think much of it.

The level of protection is escalating layer by layer, and if Charlotte hides again, it may not be as easy as it is now to find her.

"The level of trouble is rising....... I'm sorry. Charlotte lowered her head, her voice full of guilt, "I've bothered you more." ”

"It's, actually....... You can or may not use it to find me....... Hold, sorry, I didn't mean anything else, I was just saying....... Something wasn't quite right here, but, I, I'm going to be fine. ”

She clutched her chest and whispered, "Goddess, you will protect me." ”

The girl's words are twists and turns, but in fact, they can be summed up in one meaning.

- She doesn't want to cause trouble to others.

In this regard, Lynn sighed and said, "I know that you are the one who is favored by the goddess, but the goddess can protect your life, but there is no way to stop your consciousness from sinking actively. ”

"Besides, you were brought in by me, and taking you out safely is also something I must do, even if it is a goddess, I have to stand aside for the time being."

“.......”

Charlotte raised her head slightly, looked at Lynn's side face in a daze, stared at the calm in his eyes, and lowered her head again.

She suddenly understood why Lynn had come to her.

Just as a lion doesn't allow others to intrude into his realm and take his prey, Lynn would never agree to an outsider taking someone or something standing next to him.

Not even if it's a fantasy.

It doesn't matter the emotion, it doesn't matter if the person standing next to you is Charlotte or Charlotte, whether it's an acquaintance or a stranger, it's all the same.

It's .......

"It's still a little different."

"Huh?"

Charlotte subconsciously covered her lips, thinking that she had accidentally said what was in her heart.

"Don't worry, you didn't say anything." Lynn smiled lightly, "You just put your thoughts on your face." ”

“.......”

What's the difference?

Anyway, it's all revealing your mind!

"By and large, my course of action is not much different from what you think, but there is one thing that you are wrong."

Lynn spread her hands: "If it were Charlotte, I wouldn't have walked and chatted with her slowly and leisurely - probably in a more violent way." ”

"What's more, more violent?" Charlotte's eyes were clouded, "What means?" ”

"Hmm....... Probably hang the heads of these guards at the head of her bed and then force her to sleep? Or ......."

"Stop, stop!"

Charlotte's little face turned pale: "You, you are, why do you do this?" ”

"It's simple." Lynn chuckled and said, "This world is built according to its main body, if the main body is not stable enough, the world will also fluctuate, and it will be much easier to find an exit when the time comes." ”

"Of course, I wouldn't do that when you're the main body."

Lynn stopped, looked back slightly, looked into her eyes, and suddenly laughed.

"If it were you, I think you would immediately believe that you were in a dream, and then realize that nothing was right in the world, and then wake up slowly."

"Huh?"

Charlotte froze again, and before she could come to her senses, she saw Lynn pointing behind her.

Looking back, she saw that the world behind her was falling apart in an instant.

"Look, I'm right."

“........”

Charlotte's little face fell, and she inexplicably felt that the other party was saying that she was too easy to deceive.

Don't look over, the girl said angrily: "Then, let's go out next, right?" ”

"Not yet."

Lynn looked up at the shattered sky.

"A collapsed world is not safe."

"When the world is still at peace, people can enter and leave through calm passages, but once they begin to fluctuate, those rifts will become the corridors of the labyrinth. At this time, we consciously will subconsciously take action on it, and the fluctuations generated by the action will attract the attention of the cracks, and if we are not careful, we will be inucked into it by the attraction it generates, and it will be difficult to break free. ”

"Don't worry, though, despite the complexity of the maze here and the many forks in the road, ......."

Lynn paused.

He turned his head to look into Charlotte's stunned eyes and smiled happily.

Then, in the thunder of the moment before the world collapsed, he stretched out his hand to the girl.

"I'll take you back."

"—definitely."